Senior Production Engineer

Fervo Energy

Senior Production Engineer at Fervo Energy overseeing production surveillance and optimization of geothermal power plants. Requires significant experience in production engineering and ESP systems.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in production and injection well performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and structured root cause analysis, with a strong focus on ESP operating experience and production forecasting workflows.

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Production Engineering ExperienceESP Operating ExperienceAnomaly DetectionProduction Forecasting WorkflowsData Visualization Tools

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Hard Skills

Production MonitoringInjection Well PerformanceRoot Cause AnalysisKPI DevelopmentWell Performance ModelingDowntime TrackingVariance AnalysisOperating Envelope ManagementTroubleshootingData Analysis

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-SolvingEffective Communication

Tools & Technologies

SCADA SystemsPower BISpotfireCloud HistorianDigital Surveillance Platform

Industry Keywords

Petroleum EngineeringProduction OperationsWater SupplyInjection SystemsRegulatory Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own day-to-day surveillance of all Cape Station wells: producers, injectors, and ESP-driven water supply wells, developing and tracking KPI and system performance against operating envelopes
Performance monitoring of ESP systems on water supply wells; identify degradation early and escalate for intervention before failure
Run exception-based daily well review: identify off-trend wells, quantify variance from plan, and lead structured root cause analysis on anomalies and downtime events
Serve as the primary technical interface with Field Operations for day-to-day production questions, operating decisions, and well-level troubleshooting
Maintain surveillance procedures, data quality standards, and well review cadence; build the documentation others will execute against as the team and asset base grow
Support SCADA tag taxonomy, cloud historian data quality, and real-time monitoring integrity in partnership with the Digital Platform PE and IT
Maximize well deliverability and facility capacity utilization; identify operating envelope adjustments, debottlenecking opportunities, and injection rate optimizations across the producing and injection system
Own the rolling 90-day production and injection forecast: integrate downtime history, well-level performance trends, and planned operations to maintain a reliable short-term outlook
Track and classify downtime events by cause, duration, and affected system; quantify production variance against plan and maintain structured downtime records for reporting and RCA
Develop and maintain well performance models to support optimization decisions, operating envelope management, and scenario analysis
Serve as the primary user voice and technical requirements owner for the PE digital surveillance platform; translate operational needs into platform specifications that the Digital Platform PE builds and automates
Define KPI definitions, anomaly detection thresholds, and dashboard requirements; ensure the platform reflects real operating priorities, not just available data
Provide surveillance and performance data inputs to well intervention candidate identification and workover scoping reviews
Support state regulatory compliance and monthly production reporting with accurate, well-level production and injection records
Back up the Digital Platform PE on surveillance workflows and platform operations during absence or redeployment

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Petroleum Engineering or related discipline
7-12 years of production engineering or operations experience with ownership of well and system surveillance in a live operating environment
Demonstrated expertise in production and injection well performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and structured root cause analysis
Required: ESP operating experience; monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance analysis of electric submersible pump systems in a production or water supply/injection context
Experience building or running production forecasting workflows, including downtime tracking, variance analysis, and short-term outlooks
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to work from data to diagnosis to action with minimal supervision
Proficiency with production data platforms, data visualization tools (Power BI, Spotfire, or equivalent), SCADA and historian systems
Effective communicator with Field Operations, Plant Management, and cross-functional engineering teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements